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Mary Woolford is the mother of Laura Woolford—one of Kevin’s victims. She first approaches Kevin’s family to report that Kevin has been calling Laura fat in school even though Laura is anorexic. After Laura is killed, Mary sues Eva for parental negligence, and she tries to inconvenience and shame Eva whenever she can. She seems to blame Eva completely for Laura’s death.
Mary Woolford Quotes in We Need to Talk About Kevin
The We Need to Talk About Kevin quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Woolford or refer to Mary Woolford. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1: November 8, 2000
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I seem finally to be learning what you were always trying to teach me, that my own country is as exotic and even as perilous as Algeria.
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There’s no better way to get people to cooperate in this country than by seeming a little unhinged.
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Mary Woolford Quotes in We Need to Talk About Kevin
The We Need to Talk About Kevin quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Woolford or refer to Mary Woolford. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 1: November 8, 2000
Quotes
I seem finally to be learning what you were always trying to teach me, that my own country is as exotic and even as perilous as Algeria.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
There’s no better way to get people to cooperate in this country than by seeming a little unhinged.
